Compact single-chip W-band FMCW radar modules for commercial high-resolution sensor applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2995-3001

  Tessmann, Axel ^a   Kudszus, Steffen ^a,b   Feltgen, Tobias ^a   Riessle, Markus ^a   Sklarczyk, Christoph ^c   Haydl, William H ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SOLID STATE PHYSICS IAF   (Germany)

^b Big Bear Networks   (United States)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING IZFP   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coplanar waveguides (CPWs); Flip chip; Frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar; GaAs; Monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs); Packaging; W band

Indexed keywords

FLIP CHIP DEVICES; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS; WAVEGUIDES;

RADAR MODULES;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0036902890     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2002.805162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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